Random Rants
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For the first time ever, customs have now charged me a fee based on not the value of the goods (I had added a Paypal payment for 10$ to the package), but on the total sum of the goods (10$) PLUS POSTAGE (110$)… So I had to pay 42€ because the lad had paid that much to ship it...
They're seriously getting on my proverbial tits...
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They were only able to do it cause the box contained alcohol… Otherwise they can't do jack shit if I add a "proof of payment" for 10$... Not even if shipping's 1.000.000$... If it contains alcohol, they can charge from the first $... Otherwise goods whose value are less than 15$ are completely tax-exempt...
I'm now having some cans of coffee shipped to me... It's bourbon barrel aged but non-alocholic... Can't wait for the epic struggle that will undoubtedly ensue with customs...
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you paid for more shipping than the product?!?!?! that's usually where i draw the line..
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you paid for more shipping than the product?!?!?! that's usually where i draw the line..
It was a trade…
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I'd like to preface this rant by saying I have nothing against panhandlers. I know a lot suffer from mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, bad luck, etc.
Anyway, I get off an exit ramp and see the same old timer i've seen for the last 6 months. He has a sign that says something about having been in a coma and also being 3 months sober. He spots me smoking a cig and asks for a couple, to which I oblige. He then asks me what kind they are and I tell him American Spirits. I make my own with AS tobacco so when he looked at the cigarette and didn't see the AS logo stamped in the side he assumed I was lying and tossed them back to me about them not being American Spirits. My response was, "oh, so you're being picky now?" He then apologizes and points to a scar on his head and mentioned being 3 months sober, even though he's been panhandling the same corner with the same sign for 6 months. That was a true wtf moment for me.
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I can empathize…. Have had a homeless person decline my offer to buy them lunch, because they only wanted money for booze. I have had a homeless person toss a sandwich I bought for them back to me because there was mayo on it. I have been called a cheapskate by a homeless person because I only gave them $3 (I don't carry cash on me so it was literally every dollar I had).
Should never let the bad apples discourage you from trying to help but it doesn't make dealing with unreasonable humans any easier.
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I'm torn giving panhandlers money. We have a big heroin problem and I dont want to contribute to it but I dont want someone's car window getting smashed for the coins in the cupholder either.
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I'm torn giving panhandlers money. We have a big heroin problem and I dont want to contribute to it but I dont want someone's car window getting smashed for the coins in the cupholder either.
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that's kind of where i'm at. On the one hand, I don't want to contribute to someone's addiction, be it alcohol or drugs, but at the same time, I know there are people out there that are truly down on their luck and need help. I remember seeing a woman about a month ago holding up a sign that said something about being a single mother, need help. She genuinely had that look of shame on her face, so in that moment I felt bad for her. Sadly, I never carrry cash so I had nothing to give her, otherwise I would have.
As a parent of a 4 yo I can't imagine what it must be like to be homeless, jobless, penniless and without food, let alone not having the means to care for a child. I think there are a lot of barriers for the homeless to overcome finding gainful employment or a place to live. When my son goes on his tantrums asking for toys and such I sometimes remind him that there are children out there that are homeless and have nothing. I don't know that he fully grasps the idea that you need money to survive and that not everyone is fortunate.
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The funniest sign I saw a panhandler carrying was one that said, "why lie? I need beer money."
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how did the guy drive if he was blind?!?!
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I see blind people driving all the time in Houston.
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